To a solution of 0.149 g (0.35 mmol) of the product of Step G and 0.132 g (0.43 mmol) of t-butyl 2-iodobenzoate in 1 mL of anhydrous DMF was added 5 mg of bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride. The mixture was degassed, flushed with nitrogen, then magnetically stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere for 12 hours at 100° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, then partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic layer was extracted, separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified on a silica gel flash chromatography column eluted with 50% EtOAc-hexane. Evaporation of the purified fractions and drying in vacuo afforded 0.111 g (73%) of the title compound as an off-white amorphous solid.
